AN ESCAPED armed robber on the run for two months is back in custody and has now been charged with 14 new offences.

Gareth Siarl Williams, 36, originally from Bodffordd near Llangefni, escaped on December 23 from Mold Crown Court, where he was due to be sentenced for raids on three post offices.

Williams escaped from a custody suite at the court.

He was due to be sentenced after admitting in November to holding up three post offices with a knife. The raids were at Llanddaniel sub Post Office in Anglesey on October 24, at Llanarmon-yn-Ial sub Post Office near Mold on October 31, and at a sub Post Office at Kelsall Road in Ashton near Chester on November 8.

Since absconding from custody Williams remained on the run until this weekend, despite a major UK wide hunt by police.

He was finally caught on Saturday afternoon after a police pursuit in Liverpool. He was arrested after his blue Seat Arosa was in collision with three police cars on Cannon Road.

A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: “Officers recognised the man, who is wanted in connection with a number of robbery offences.”

Now Williams, who was last living on Anfield Road, Liverpool, has been charged with 14 new offences.

These include escaping lawful custody, the kidnap of a GSL prison guard and blackmail in relation to the theft of a car to escape the Mold area on December 23.

He has also been charged with offences of robbery, possession of a firearm, and dangerous driving.

The first robbery charge relates to a raid at Coral bookmakers, Frodsham, on February 23. He has also been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to commit an offence in connection with the same incident.

Williams also faces charges of robbery and possession of a firearm in relation to a raid at Helsby Post Office on February 28 and an attack on Corbett's bookmakers, Hoole, Chester on March 2. A further robbery and firearm offence is in connection to a raid at The Local Off licence, Ormskirk, Lancashire on March 5.

Williams is also charged with dangerous driving and driving while disqualified on the East Lancs Road, Liverpool, on March 7 and possession of a firearm with intent to resist arrest, Liverpool, on March 7.